diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
index 41eb3c813..06eb9144b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
           github.issues.addLabels({
-            issue_number: context.issue,
+            issue_number: context.issue.number,
             owner: context.owner,
             repo: context.repo,
             labels: ['needs triage']